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SITUATION IN OUR COUNTRY REGARDING THE ISSUE OF IMMIGRANTS LITERACY. What should we know about Spain before talking about literacy for newcomers: Territorial division Decentralization of education and culture The concept of immigrant. Immigration in Catalonia Spain (20th century).
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SITUATION IN OUR COUNTRY REGARDING THE ISSUE OF IMMIGRANTS LITERACY • What should we know about Spain before talking about literacy for newcomers: • Territorial division • Decentralization of education and culture • The concept of immigrant
MAIN SECTORS OF THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY • Domestic help • Construction • Factory workers • Hotel and catering trade (cooks, dishwashers, waiters...) • Farming, agriculture.
LANGUAGE OF LITERACY questions which language do they have to learn in since there are 4 official languages in our country? Why? • Because immigrant parents need to be literate in the same language as their children • Because young people may want to continue their studies • Because workers will get more opportunities to find a job • Because we need to take care of our own language • Because it means gaining prestige for all foreigners Methodology • Oral literacy • Reading and writing
Catalan territory • Catalonia • Valencia • Balearic Islands • Northern Catalonia • (Rosselló– Perpinyà) França • Andorra • Franja d’Aragó • L’Alguer (Sardenya) Itàlia • 12 milion people speak catalan